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“There Exists a Reward for Your Activity”The Watchtower—2012 | August 15
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“Hear me, O Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! Jehovah is with you as long as you prove to be with him; and if you search for him, he will let himself be found by you, but if you leave him he will leave you.
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“There Exists a Reward for Your Activity”The Watchtower—2012 | August 15
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These words can strengthen our faith. They show that Jehovah will be with us as long as we serve him faithfully. When we cry out to him for help, we can be confident that he hears us.
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“There Exists a Reward for Your Activity”The Watchtower—2012 | August 15
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However, there was also an ominous side to the words of the prophet Azariah. He warned: “If you leave [Jehovah] he will leave you.” Never may that happen to us, for the consequences can be tragic! (2 Pet. 2:20-22) The Scriptures do not reveal why Jehovah sent Asa this warning, but the king failed to heed it.
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